Covington Police arrest two high school referees during a football game at a time when the department is looking to improve their image.

Covington Police arrest two high school referees during a football game at a time when the department is looking to improve their image.

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Updated: 7:56 PM CDT Oct 15, 2013

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WEBVTT JUST THE SIGHT OF COVINGTONPOLICE LEADING HIGH SCHOOLREFEREES OFF THE FIELD .. DURINGA GAME.. COMES AT A TIME WHENTHEDEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO IMPROVEBOTH ITS SERVICE ANDIMAGE. BUT IT WAS THE REFS..JIM RADCLIFFE AND CHRISGAMBINO.. BOOKED WITHMISDEMEANOR PUBLICINTIMIDATION. The guy in theblack pants with the littlestriped shirtwith the pink whistle and ayellow flag is really not thatintimidating.EDDIE ALLEMORE IS PRESIDENT OFTHE GREATER NEW ORLEANSFOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION..CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENEDLAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS ST. PAUL'STOOKON MANDEVILLE. THE REFS NEEDEDTHE DETAIL OFFICERS HELP WITHTHE CROWD NEAR THE SIDELINE.There was no profanity. Therewas uh, they didn't act in anyintimidating manner. They werejust trying to getfans off the sideline that wereinterfering with the game.The other nights event wasunfortunate, and I'm certainlyfrustrated about it.AS COVINGTON MAYOR MIKE COOPERMOVES TO REWORK THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT'S IMAGE.. WITHA NEW POLICECHIEF.. HE'S URGING PEOPLE NOTTO RUSH TO JUDGEMENT.Not the same type of issues thatwe've had in the past. It isunfortunate and we're going tomove forward.RIGHT NOW.. THE COVINGTON POLICEDEPARTMENT ISMAKING NO MORE PUBLICSTATEMENTS. INVESTIGATORSARE REVIEWING VIDEO OF THEINCIDENT FROM A NUMBER OFSOURCES.. AND INTERVIEWINGEYEWITNESSES.We're going to get to the bottomof it and move forward in apositive fashion.BUT INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.. THESTATE REFS ASSOCIATION ISASKING FOR A CHANGE INSECURITY.. AT GAMES INVOLVINGCOVINGTON HIGH AND ST. PAULS..USING ST. TAMMANYSHERIFF'S DEPUTIES INSTEAD.LOCAL OFFICIALS.. REFSTHAT IS.. WILL BE REVIEWINGPROTOCOL AS THEY PREPAREFOR GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT. Wejust want to make sure on fridaynight when thecrowds, when the stands arefull, that there aren't anyissues and I'm anticipating thatwe are not going to haveany issues. BOTH SIDES HOPING NOONE ELSE GETS FLAGGED FRIDAYNIGHT. ON YOUR SIDE INCOVINGTON, HEATH ALLENWDSU NEWS.THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOOTBALLOFFICIALS